一种re you intrigued by the built environment? If so, Civil Engineering at USYD could be the degree for you!
We’ll cover everything you need to know about specialisations, core units, assessments, the faculty and more below.
Let’s dive in!
USYD的工程荣誉学士学位是什么？
Core Units and Specialisations
How to Get into Civil Engineering at USYD
What’s the Teaching Format?
教职员和文化是什么样的？
USYD的工程荣誉学士学位是什么？
一种工程学士荣誉(公民)will装备能够计划，设计和测试建造和自然世界中的各种结构。This means that you will learn如何管理设计和构建不同类型基础架构的过程- 思考桥梁，建筑物，隧道，甚至港口 - 全部介绍管理，金融和解决问题的技能。
可以与另一个学位一起研究吗？
该程度也可以作为双程度进行研究can be paired with a Bachelor’s degree in a similar field那such as project management or design in architecture,或者不同的东西- 思考艺术，法律，商业，科学，医学科学，健康。
Studying a second degreecan allow you to explore other areas of interest, broaden your potential career opportunities, and walk away with two degreesfor just one year of additional study (or two if you study law).
Honours
This degree has an embedded Honours program, so you can期望在最后一年进行研究项目。
完成荣誉学位涉及从工程视角和写研究论文中调查感兴趣的话题那and enables you to further your knowledge and communication skills while getting a taste of academic research.Once you receive your Honours degree, you can apply for and complete a PhD（哲学博士）。
Career Paths
Civil Engineering is a huge area, soyou can take your degree into a range of potential careers那including:
- 机场和港口当局
- 农业
- 建筑和矿业公司
- 工程和基础设施顾问
- Municipal councils
- Project management and public works
- 运输系统
- Gas and water supply and sewerage systems
- Water and sanitation in developing countries
- International aid and development
- 人道主义援助
- Facade drafter
- Emergency management specialist
- Sustainability specialist
- Town planner
- Structural engineer
- 运输运营计划者
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Civil) is alsoaccredited by both Engineers Australia and the Washington Accord of the International Engineering Alliance.这意味着您将毕业于在土木工程中所需的技能和知识。
Core Units and Specialisations
Whether you decide to study Civil Engineering on its own or with another degree, there are some core units that you will need to complete. This includes数学，物理和工程的基础单位那as well as aprofessional engagement programand thesis units.
什么是核心单位？
In first year, you will study a mix offirst-year maths, introductory computing, and core Civil Engineering subjects-thinkmaterials engineering, geology, and surveying.
随着你进入第二年和第三年，您需要完成的数学和民用核心单位，例如土壤力学，环境工程和工程设计。Second year also sees you参加测量营地，您可以将您的实际技能作为团队的一部分发展。
In your final year,您将要完成的唯一核心单位是两篇论文单位那giving you plenty of space for electives, units relating to your specialisation, and other engineering units. Completing the thesis units willhelp you develop the skills you’ll need to design your honours project, conduct research, and communicate your findings.
Specialisations
If you choose to study Civil Engineering at USYD, you can also decide whether to specialise in a particular area or not. There are七项可选专业(formerly called majors) to pick from that cover a range of areas within civil engineering, including:
- Construction management
- Environmental fluids
- 岩土工程
- 人道主义工程
- Integrated building
- 结构
- Transport
However,studying a dual degree那such as the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering)/Bachelor of Laws,can restrict your ability to specialise。This is because your elective subjects — including subjects needed for a specialisation — are replaced with subjects from your second degree.
实习/展示
Internships are a fantastic way of getting some real-world experience while you’re still studying, and the Faculty of Engineeringrequires Civil Engineering students to complete an internship in their final year of study in order to graduate.
Both Sydney Uni and the Faculty of Engineering advertise a variety of internships that you can apply for throughout the year, or you can organise your own internship with a particular company (or you can do both!).These internships are usually completed over the summer or winter break, so you don’t have to worry about juggling your internship with uni work.
On top of getting some valuable industry experience,there is the opportunity for your internship to translate into paid work too那so make sure to work hard and learn as much as you can!
How to Get into Civil Engineering at USYD
为工程荣誉学士（民事）的ATAR切断是92的ATAR。If you meet the ATAR requirements, you can find other ways to get into your dream degreehere。
一种ssumed Knowledge and Prerequisites
Engineering is a maths-heavy field, and Civil Engineering is no exception. To study Civil Engineering at USYD you’ll need to have studiedMathematics Advanced (Band 4)or数学延伸1或2（乐队E3）。
On top of this,the assumed knowledge for this degree is HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and HSC Physics。But, if you didn’t take these subjects in school, never fear! There are bridging courses that you can take to bring you up to speed, which you can find out abouthere。
Scholarships
The Faculty of Engineering offers plenty of scholarships, including some especially for Civil Engineering students:
- Frances Marion Smith Scholarship in Civil Engineering:符合研究土木工程的澳大利亚公民和永久居民的价值为6,000美元。
- LR and BA Browne Undergraduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering:价值10,000美元，符合条件的学生是新南威尔士州的居民，入读土木工程本科学位，并已展示财务需求
- The Winfred Margaret Neirous Memorial Scholarship:Value of $6,000 per year for up to 4 years, female-identifying students who are enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) and can demonstrate financial need, diligence, and good conduct are eligible.
There are even more scholarships available too, and you can find those offered by the Faculty of Engineeringhere， 要么general scholarshipsfor any undergraduate degree at USYDhere！
What’s the Teaching Format?
Undertaking Civil Engineering at USYD requires students to studytwo semesters a year,attendinglectures, tutorials, and labs.
Class Structure
Since Civil Engineering encompasses maths, physics and engineering subjects,you can expect to attend 1-3 hours of lectures each week那as well as a mix of tutorials, and labs.
Lectures
Lecturescover the theoretical aspects of your subjects并将成为您的课程中最大的up to 200 studentsfitting into a lecture theatre!
Classes for Maths-based Subjects
For subjects that are more maths-based, you will attendtutorials。这些课程是much smaller with around 20 to 30 students in a class那are more interactive, and are where you will解决不同的问题，并在讲座中实现您所学中学的内容。
教程第一年和第二年开始，and will tend to increase as you progress further into your studies.随着内容量的增加，它变得更加困难，教程可以运行长达3小时给你足够的时间来完成一切。
Classes for Scientific Subjects
More scientific subjects, such as fluid mechanics and geology,tend to offer a combination of labs and tutorials。教程for these subjects are similar to those offered for maths-based subjects, while thelabs are where you can perform experiments, analyse your data, and work with all sorts of experimental equipment.
Lab classes tend to have more students than tutorials too, withup to 80 students attending。The labs are alsogreat for getting a feel for the kinds of equipment you can expect to use on-site as a civil engineer!
你有几个小时去大学？
This degree has one of the higher amounts of contact hours, and全职学生可以预计每周大学大约30个小时and a minimum of three days for the first couple of years of your degree. As you head further into your studies, the number of contact hours does reduce, but您仍然应该考虑到额外的学习，您将在课外进行and the time you’ll need to complete assignments.
评估是什么样的？
Since USYD Civil Engineeringteaches a mix of practical skills and theoretical knowledge, the assessments are a mix of both too。虽然评估的具体组合将各影响受试者，但评估一般采取的形式作业，测验，中学期考试，实验室报告和期末考试。
Quizzes
测验从一次或两次每周都有一次或两次举行！While not worth much (about 10%-20% each), these assessments are a valuable way of testing and revising your knowledge as you learn.
Lab Reports
For subjects with labs, you will be assessed via lab reports。这些类似地加权测验，并且通常涉及报告您在课堂上进行的实验，分析数据以及讨论观察或相关概念。
分配
分配can range in weighting from 3%-20% and in what they assess. Some take the form ofanswering short questions during tutorials, using particular tools, or presentations在教程期间，您在自己或团队中完成。
中期考试
一种s well as these assessments, some subjects might also have a学期中期考试-these are mostly handwritten and test your mathematical, theoretical, and problem-solving skills。他们还倾向于在学期中期中期或在学期后半部分举行，并且价值约为25％。
Final Exams
每个科目都有一些最终考试。These exams are heavily weighted, at around 40%-50%, and are hand-written exams that take place over 2-3 hours at the end of the semester. Just like the mid-sem exams,final exams can test your theoretical and mathematical knowledge in the form of short and long answers or problem-based questions.
学习about the pros and cons of Civil Engineering at USYD here!
Skills You Develop
聘请USYD的工程荣誉学士（民用）give you the fundamental engineering skills you will need in your working life。
You’ll walk away with the ability to使用批判性思维和分析技巧解决各种问题。Plus, team-based and presentation-style assessments let you培养您在团队环境中运行良好的能力并与他人沟通，两者都可以进入任何职业生涯。
The selection of practical subjects also exposes you to different aspects of Civil Engineering那even if you choose not to specialise. And, you will be exposed to and get to use a range of tools and equipment used by civil engineers out in the field.
“But then when you go into the workforce, you realise that you actually have abstract thinking processes, because of the way that [USYD have] framed certain problems and assignments.”-Fiona Gao
教职员和文化是什么样的？
学院
工程学院是大facul之一ties at USYD, and it’s full of friendly and passionate staff.The lecturers and tutors are passionate about their subjects, are very supportive,and are there to help inside and outside of the classroom.
One way that the Faculty does this is by在整个学期举办免费辅导课程。在不同的学习室进行几次，这些sessions are run by volunteer students who have performed well in particular subjects in previous yearswho can help you with problems, concepts, or any other content that you might be struggling with.
Culture
With passionate and friendly staff,the culture of the Faculty of Engineering is a laid-back and supportive one.
Resources and knowledge are shared among students across year levels, andthere is a general vibe of everyone being in this together.一种nd, the prescriptive nature of the degree means thatthe cohort becomes tight-knit as you progress and that it’s easy to make friends.
Societies
经过漫长的一天大学工作，社会是一个完全充斥的方式，让朋友，社交和放松身心。对于工程学生，Sydney University Undergraduates Association（或Sueua）是一个开始的好地方。Sueua主持一堆不同的活动 - 来自scavenger hunts and pub crawls to first-year camps- 并与更广泛的教师一样多的协作氛围。
When it comes to making friends within the Civil Engineering degree, joining theSydney University Civil Engineers社会（或Suce）是必须的。社会运行社会聚会 - 思考烧烤，乐队夜晚和学期结束-as well as行业讲座和赞助活动where you can mingle with other students and industry professionals.
“The overall aim of [societies] is to get people around each other and organised and making friends. So the more people you know, the easier the degree is because you can just bounce ideas off each other, you’ve got a lot of moral support and motivation.”-Fiona Gao
也有更专业的工程学生社团。顶级选择包括Sydney University Women in Engineeringsociety (or SUWIE) and theSydney University Queer Engineers (SUQE) society，或者你可以志愿你的时间工程师Without Borders。
You can find Sydney Uni’s 250+ societieshere！
Rachel Fieldhouseis a Content Writer at Art of Smart Education and has just completed a double degree in Science and Arts at The University of Sydney, majoring in Chemistry, English, and Linguistics. Rachel’s writing has been published in Concrete Playground, Inside Enterprise, Planting Seeds, and SURG FM, and she currently writes blog posts for Remi AI, a Sydney-based Artificial Intelligence firm. When she’s not writing, you can find Rachel playing her saxophone or flute, or relaxing with some sudoku.
